SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – A fire broke out at a metal foundry in Spokane Valley, leading to a significant emergency response.

Just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11, Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) crews were dispatched to the scene at the Spokane Industrial Park, located in the 3800 block of N. Sullivan Rd.

SVFD said in a release that employees at the foundry reported risers and pallets inside Building 1 were burning, prompting an evacuation.

When SVFD crews arrived, they saw a column of smoke and upgraded the call to a working fire, which brought in additional units.

The foundry supervisor informed firefighters that certain materials on-site could react dangerously with water.

SVFD said firefighters carefully cooled and extinguished the burning casting materials. Employees

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